Nigel Farage Says Preston Manning His ‘Inspiration’ for Reform UK

Reform UK Leader Nigel Farage speaks at the party's annual conference at the National Exhibition Centre in Birmingham, England, on Sept. 20, 2024. Joe Giddens/PA Wire

Reform UK Leader Nigel Farage said he is modelling his party’s strategy on that of Preston Manning, who led Canada’s Reform Party to form the official Opposition in the 1997 federal election.

Following a speech by Manning at Reform UK’s annual conference on Sept. 5 in Birmingham, England, Farage said Manning had been his “inspiration,” and that he named his party after the Canadian Reform Party.